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The Benthin Family

6.119501h 38mMovieDrama

The brothers Theo and Gustav Benthin pull profits through smuggling in divided Germany: Theo in the West and Gustav in the East. The East German police catch on quickly, however, and Gustav is arrested. The small band of smugglers…

DirectorsKurt Maetzig·Slatan Dudow
WritersEhm Welk·Johannes R. Becher

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Cast · Directed by Kurt Maetzig

MDMaly Delschaft
Maly Delschaft
Annemarie Naumann
HHHarry Hindemith
Harry Hindemith
Seidel
ESErik Schumann
Erik Schumann
Hans Bodmer
CACharlotte Ander
Charlotte Ander
Olga Benthin
HR
Hans-Georg Rudolph
Theo Benthin
WPWerner Pledath
Werner Pledath
Gustav Benthin
PD
Peter Dornseif
Dr. Benthin
BC
Brigitte Conrad
Ursel Benthin
OR
Ottokar Runze
Peter Naumann
HK
Hannelore Koblenz
Hede Naumann
KD
Karl-Heinz Deickert
Klaus Naumann
HH
Helmuth Hinzelmann
Mr. Brown

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